1 1/4 c Sugar
1/2 c Corn oil
2 Eggs
2 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
1/8 ts Mace
1/8 ts Ginger
1 1/2 c All-purpose flour, sifted
1 1/2 ts Grated lemon rind
1 ts Lemon juice
1 1/2 c Finely chopped romaine or
-any dark green lettuce
-leaves
1/2 c Chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine sugar, oil, and eggs, beating well.
Add dry ingredients, lemon rind, and lemon juice, mixing well. Remove spine
from lettuce. Finely chop remaining green leafy part, and add it and pecans
to mixture. Pour batter into a greased, floured nine by five inch loaf pan
or into two to three smaller loaf pans. Bake for one hour. If small pans
are used, insert a tester in to the center of the bread after 30 minutes.
When tester is clean, the bread is baked. Cool ten minutes; remove from pan
and cool until firm. Yield: 1 large or 2 to 3 small loaves. Planning: Must
prepare ahead. Prep. Time: 30 minutes Baking Time: 1 hour.
Yields
1 Lge.loaf